"The French Connection" is based on Robin Moore's 1969 book of the same name. Both films tell the story of NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, in pursuit of french heroin smugglers.

We are to meet in Marseilles, where he is on location for French Connection II, which deposits the New York cop on foreign soil with neither authority nor knowledge of the lingo to help him in his ...

Gene Hackman, who has died aged 95, was one of Hollywood’s most versatile film actors, at his most powerful playing character roles rather than conventional heroes, balancing toughness and sensitivity ...